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<p>Necrotizing descending mediastinitis is an emergency which can be fatal in most cases. 80% to 85% of patients who develop descending necrotizing mediastinitis are young, previously healthy persons. We present the case of a healthy patient who, after a neck abscess, developed descending necrotizing mediastinitis complicated by atypical interstitial pneumonia.</p>
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Necrotizing descending mediastinitis is an emergency which can be fatal in most cases. 80% to 85% of patients who develop descending necrotizing mediastinitis are young, previously healthy persons. We present the case of a healthy patient who, after a neck abscess, developed descending necrotizing mediastinitis complicated by atypical interstitial pneumonia.

Descending mediastinitis secondary to deep neck abscess in a healthy patient: Case report

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Necrotizing descending mediastinitis is an emergency which can be fatal in most cases. 80% to 85% of patients who develop descending necrotizing mediastinitis...

Descending mediastinitis secondary to deep neck abscess in a healthy patient: Case report

Published Online: Jul 31, 2021

Page range: 130 - 133

Received: Mar 12, 2021

Accepted: Apr 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2021-0022

Keywords
mediastinitis, lung diseases, interstitial, case report

© 2021 Juan Antonio Lugo-Machado et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Descending mediastinitis secondary to deep neck abscess in a healthy patient: Case report

Published Online: Jul 31, 2021

Page range: 130 - 133

Received: Mar 12, 2021

Accepted: Apr 13, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2021-0022

Keywordsmediastinitis, lung diseases, interstitial, case report

© 2021 Juan Antonio Lugo-Machado et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
mediastinitis, lung diseases, interstitial, case report